ClaraRedheart BSN, RN

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    Would you pray with a student?

    ClaraRedheart replied to smudges.blips's topic in School

    It's not proselytizing. She's a Christian as well. Now, if asked a child whose faith you don't know who could be a Muslim, atheist, or whatever else if you could pray for them, then you might be in...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    ClaraRedheart replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as an RN :) A Med-Surg floor where I've been for 3 years now and where I plan to be until team/unit dynamics might significantly change for the worst. We have an amazing manager that is...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    ClaraRedheart replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm so sorry for waking you." says the patient who just pressed the call bell to the night
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    Orders from hell...

    ClaraRedheart replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Bahahaha! I guess the words are technically correct, a foley is a tube. Still funny though. Impossible orders are funny, but I think my least favorite orders that I have received were an enema on a...
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    What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I almost failed nursing school but I learned a valuable lesson from it. I'm naturally an anxious person. Add nursing school, and it was crippling for awhile. I would shake while doing checkoffs,...
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    How do you feel about being a nurse?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I love it! I was a reluctant candidate (encouraged by my mom, who became a nurse in her late 30s). I'm not a fan of the nasty cyst and pimple popping videos that other nurses and nursing students seem...
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    "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    ClaraRedheart replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    Your story sounds like my sons, up until his first dr's appointment. He was crying at the breast, latching, but acting like he wasn't getting enough or couldn't stay latched. I was determined to make...
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    Unsupported at home.

    ClaraRedheart replied to NewbieNurse91's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... This makes me feel SO grateful. I went through the emotional swing OP is going through as a new nurse. Feeling inadequate, scared to death, naturally a VERY anxious person. Came home daily...
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    I can't get "poop" taste out of my mouth?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    My very first clinical, I was tasked with giving a patient a bed bath (along with another student) We had just read about the danger of friction and shear, and had never worked in a hospital setting...
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    Scenario question

    ClaraRedheart replied to sv123's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Cover the IV with an ace wrap. Find something for them to do to distract from the foley. We have these little apron things that would entertain a toddler, but also a demented adult. Bed alarm. If none...
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    The Lamentations of a Distressed RN (New Grad)

    ClaraRedheart replied to deebee20's topic in General Nursing

    The healthystem that I work for (one of the largest in Texas) actually has a really good tuition reimbursement program for nurses or any other employee that wants to continue their education. Our...
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    To Tell or Not To Tell

    ClaraRedheart replied to MiAmorPickles's topic in General Nursing

    Secondhand information is technically gossip unless you are INCREDIBLY sure of the source. Personally, I wouldn't want to report something that I didn't know was a fact. You are messing with someone...
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    ClaraRedheart replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here you go
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    ClaraRedheart replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never done this as a nurse, but did once when I worked at a call center for Scholastic at age 18. My aunt had just gotten some really devastating news regarding her breast cancer. It was right...
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    Toxic floor morale

    ClaraRedheart replied to IRN2011's topic in General Nursing

    Any reasons to stay? Do you have any investment in the floor... Lots of friends, really like the manager, etc? How about the hospital, location proximate to your residence, etc.. If not, I'd bail....
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    Unhealthy habits/Facebook posts from friends/family that make you :( ?

    ClaraRedheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know it's NOT my job to police my friends and family... However, My aunt just posted a photo of heavily carb-laden Chinese food plates that she (diabetic) and her husband (also diabetic) are about...
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    Working Nights is Making me Sick

    ClaraRedheart replied to futurenurse16's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Stick it out if you like the floor, co-workers, manager, etc... Otherwise, find a new job. You might talk with your doctor too. I went through the same thing as a new grad. Tachycardia, hypertension,...
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    Stank Face during Clinical: How to prevent?

    ClaraRedheart replied to hepnande's topic in General Students

    Ace of Hearts has a GREAT suggestion. Try a mask and essential oil! A drop of peppermint oil in a mask and you won't smell a darn tootin' thing. I used to wear something like this: 1 Glass ELEPHANT...
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    A nurse with a speech impediment

    ClaraRedheart replied to Nurse_Tickles's topic in General Nursing

    Cool! I'm a UTA grad as well :) I think you are going to have MUCH better luck after getting your BSN. The hospital that I work for and many of the sister hospitals (I'm in the DFW area) are hiring...
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    How to annoy irritating Drs.

    ClaraRedheart replied to Avid reader's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think I'm lucky Most of our doctors are great and work WAY harder/more hours than me, so I would feel bad to annoy them. There is one female doc that I'm pretty sure hates her job. She walks in...
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    Disappointed with Nurses at first job

    ClaraRedheart replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I kind of felt that about psych nursing. I really enjoyed my rotation to psych, but my favorite part (group therapy) wasn't even done by the nurses! The nurses hung out behind windows handing out...
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    Does my mental illness make me unfit to be a nurse?

    ClaraRedheart replied to Pudding212's topic in General Nursing

    Anxiety was an issue for me. During nursing school, they prescribed clonipin and fluoxitine. Bad idea for me. Anxiety was kind of a motivating factor to get me to study and take school seriously....
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    10 Questions for Nurses

    ClaraRedheart replied to Ariana0815's topic in General Nursing

    1. What is your profession? Medical Surgical Registered Nurse 2. What type of work setting you are in? Med-Surg 3. How long have you been practicing this profession? 2.5 years 4. What do you like...
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    holidays... sick call...

    ClaraRedheart replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    Dude... when you agree to work for a floor that is open all year, you are probably going to work some holidays. If you hate it so much, quit now and get a job at a doctors office, outpatient surgery,...
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    SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    ClaraRedheart replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    I was terrible at it too. It made me super anxious and I was liable to go cry in the bathroom if I blew one. I still HATE blowing veins. My manager asked if I would like to be one of the first to...